Is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast.When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent. Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,Nicaragua, and Panama. Central America is part of the Mesoamerican biodiversity hot spots, which extends from northern Guatemala through central Panama.It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, the North Pacific Ocean to the west, and Colombia to the south-east. Central America is an area of 524,000 square kilometers (202,000 sq mi), or almost 0.1% of the Earth's surface. As of 2009, its population was estimated at 41,739,000. It has a density of 77 people per square kilometer.
The region is geologically active, with volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occurring from time to time. The 1976 Guatemala earthquake killed 23,001 people. Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, was devastated by earthquakes in 1931 and 1972, the last one killed about 5,001 people. Three earthquakes devastated El Salvador, one in 1986 and two in 2001; one earthquake devastated northern and central Costa Rica in 2009 killing at least 35 people. In Honduras a powerful earthquake killed 0 people in 2009.
Central America is a narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses of North and South America. It lies fully within the tropics, yet has at least a dozen climatic zones. It is considerably diverse in local climates, which make generalizations on temperature and rainfall difficult. Central America has a tropical humid climate. It has no real winter; even the coldest month averages above 18 °C, with summers of 27 to 28 °. The average annual temperature range is lower than the usual daily range, a characteristic which is markedly different from most of North America. Rainfall at 1,100 to 2,000 mm is high and regular.
Is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast.When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent. Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,Nicaragua, and Panama. Central America is part of the Mesoamerican biodiversity hot spots, which extends from northern Guatemala through central Panama.It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, the North Pacific Ocean to the west, and Colombia to the south-east. Central America is an area of 524,000 square kilometers (202,000 sq mi), or almost 0.1% of the Earth's surface. As of 2009, its population was estimated at 41,739,000. It has a density of 77 people per square kilometer.
The region is geologically active, with volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occurring from time to time. The 1976 Guatemala earthquake killed 23,001 people. Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, was devastated by earthquakes in 1931 and 1972, the last one killed about 5,001 people. Three earthquakes devastated El Salvador, one in 1986 and two in 2001; one earthquake devastated northern and central Costa Rica in 2009 killing at least 35 people. In Honduras a powerful earthquake killed 0 people in 2009.
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Central America is a narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses of North and South America. It lies fully within the tropics, yet has at least a dozen climatic zones. It is considerably diverse in local climates, which make generalizations on temperature and rainfall difficult.
Central America has a tropical humid climate. It has no real winter; even the coldest month averages above 18 °C, with summers of 27 to 28 °. The average annual temperature range is lower than the usual daily range, a characteristic which is markedly different from most of North America. Rainfall at 1,100 to 2,000 mm is high and regular.
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Central America Volcanoes
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